1 killed, 1 injured in South Side crash

A Chicago Heights man was killed and another person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

One victim, the driver of the vehicle involved according to police, was dead on the scene; he was identified as Christopher Ball, of the 1000 block of Emerald Avenue in Chicago Heights, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The other victim was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn following the crash in the 8500 block of South Vincennes Avenue, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said.

A green Oldsmobile struck a pole at 7:32 p.m. at that location, a police spokesman said, citing preliminary information. The vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed, police said.

The crash is under investigation by the Major Accident Investigation Unit.